This is a teaser for the October 2026 bonus episode. If you'd like the full episode, feel free to join Dead Sleep as a subscriber via Spotify, Apple podcasts, and Patreon: patreon.com/deadsleep

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Chris always wanted to be somebody. And for years he was a variety of "somebodies" from British gentleman to Hollywood producer to Rockefeller heir. For years, he fooled nearly everyone, including his wife. But when a pile of old bones are discovered on a construction site, those remains would reveal who - and what - he really was: a ruthless conman and a violent killer.

How could someone be so many terrible things and yet no one suspected anything?

Find out in this October 2026 bonus episode, drawn in part from Mark Seal's extraordinary true crime book (and Vanity Fair article) "The Man in the Rockefeller Suit."

A notorious party crasher shocks New York society when she suddenly claims she's the descendent of a legendary jewelry family. The plot thickens when she turns up with her new "old money" boyfriend: a man who swears he's a long lost Rockefeller. But who were they really? And what happens when a grifter goes from ludicrous to dangerous?

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Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime is an independent, ad-free, listener supported true crime show made for nighttime listening. It's created and narrated by award-winning editor and writer Nancy Miller (host of HBO Max's "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" "The Staircase" and "Love & Death" podcasts).

Dead Sleep is a 2025 Clue Award finalist for "Outstanding Episodic True Crime Podcast

Subscription issues? Questions? Email Nancy deadsleeppodcast@gmail.com

Want to know more? Start here:

The Fake Cartier and the Fake Rockefeller

How did a woman steal over $50 million dollars and nobody noticed? Nancy revisits the longest, slowest financial scam so brazen it shocked the FBI and made American history.

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Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime is an independent, ad-free, listener supported true crime show made for nighttime listening. It's created and narrated by award-winning editor and writer Nancy Miller (host of HBO Max's "I'll Be Gone in the Dark" "The Staircase" and "Love & Death" podcasts).

Dead Sleep is a 2025 Clue Award finalist for "Outstanding Episodic True Crime Podcast

Subscription issues? Questions? Email Nancy deadsleeppodcast@gmail.com

Want to know more about this case? Check out:

"Fraud In Dixon, Illinois: Who's to Blame?" via Auburn University

"All the Queen's Horses" via YouTube

"Scam Goddess with Laci Mosley" via ABC News

This is a free teaser of the September 2026 bonus episode of Dead Sleep. If you would like the full episode, please subscribe via Apple podcasts, Spotify, or Patreon: patreon.com/deadsleep

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A Toronto homicide detective wrote a book about the six cases he can’t forget. This is one of his final cases about the mysterious disappearance of a popular doctor.

Want to know more? Check out ⁠The Ghosts That Haunt Me: Memories of a Homicide Detective ⁠by Steve Ryan

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In 2022, Detective Steve Ryan published a book The Ghosts That Haunt Me: Memories of a Homicide Detective featuring the six murder cases he can't forget. This is one of those cases. In this episode, we revisit his investigation into the shocking case of a teenage girl who becomes the unwitting target of a stranger's deadly obsession.

Want to know more? Check out The Ghosts That Haunt Me: Memories of a Homicide Detective by Steve Ryan

A retired Toronto homicide detective struggling with PTSD wrote a book about the six murder cases that still haunt him. This episode features one of those stories; a hotel murder mystery with three victims, one room, and a phantom suspect who appeared to disappear from a locked room without a trace.

Want to know more? Read Detective Steve Ryan's fascinating autobiography: The Ghosts That Haunt Me [2022] via GoodReads.

This is a free teaser of the August 2026 bonus episode of Dead Sleep. If you would like the full episode, please subscribe via Apple podcasts, Spotify, or Patreon: patreon.com/deadsleep

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When her younger sister Annie doesn't show for dinner, older sister Kathleen instantly knows something is wrong. But when she goes to Annie's apartment in search of clues, a strange letter from a secret admirer only adds to the mystery. It's an eerie tale of obsession, seduction and murder first featured in the Ann Rule true crime classic: "And Never Let Her Go."

To subscribe for bonus content, please search for "Dead Sleep: True Crime for Bedtime" on ⁠Spotify⁠, ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ or go to ⁠Patreon⁠: www.patreon.com/deadsleep

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In this mindful mystery made for nighttime, a Phoenix man calls 911 swearing he just watched his neighbor kill someone. When police rush to the scene, they are shocked to see their "killer" all cozy in his pajamas. He claims he was fast asleep. You can't commit murder while you're sleeping [insert Keith Morrison voice]...OR CAN YOU?